How to Use refurbish in a Sentence
refurbish
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Schools have been refurbished, and there are new shops on the main streets.
— Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023 -
That’s the view that prevailed when the bridges were last fully refurbished in the mid-1990s.
— Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023 -
All of the appliances come from the U.S., are refurbished in Juarez and resold in shops like his.
— Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2019 -
Small updates are a great way to refurbish your kitchen and make the space feel new again.
— Nora Colomer, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024 -
If there is still life in the device, the data is wiped and the item is refurbished for reuse.
— Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2023 -
Mahavir refurbished a room in the village for the girls to wrestle in.
— The Economist, 25 Oct. 2019 -
It was refurbished in 2012 and has also been serviced each of the last two years.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 May 2024 -
From the main floor of the hall the tour moved to the balcony, while passing a section of the building that is being refurbished.
— Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2023 -
So Taylor worked to refurbish the sawmill and crack down on shady sourcing.
— Tim McDonnell, National Geographic, 17 June 2019 -
In 2022, the sports book was refurbished and a Chickie’s & Pete’s sports bar opened.
— Ken Belson, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024 -
The couple has not dared to refurbish the basement as planned.
— John Muyskens, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023 -
Mast removed the 1950s belts and rotors, refurbished them and put them back.
— Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024 -
Who will lay the railroad tracks, install the high-speed broadband and refurbish our ports?
— Robert Rooks, CNN, 10 Dec. 2021 -
In fact, many of the items in my own home have been refurbished and brought back to life thanks to those very tutorials.
— Wendy Manwarren Generes, Country Living, 22 Nov. 2019 -
His will be one of 55 homes throughout the Twin Cities refurbished this year, Prebil said.
— Molly Korzenowski, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019 -
These things are very old, and often need to be refurbished and rebuilt.
— John Clarke, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018 -
Hunter purchased the building for the restaurant in April, and Early helped to refurbish it, Jones said.
— Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2022 -
Through the hotel’s refurbished pub, the Wirths hope to make the Fife Arms a magnet for the community.
— Jay Cheshes, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2018 -
The state of Texas will put up $35 million to refurbish every part of the ship that rests below the water, as the hull as been leaking.
— Rachel Kersey, Chron, 27 Oct. 2021 -
The barn was completely refurbished at the end of 2016 and is a county landmark.
— Steve Brown, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2020 -
And the sandstone quarry on the Anschutz ranch whose rock was used to build the Wyoming state Capitol in the 1880s — and to refurbish the building a few years ago.
— Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022 -
According to a news release, the food cart at the Skip comes from Chicago and has been refurbished.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2024 -
Here’s a look at 15 of the best new and recently refurbished hotels around the country.
— Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024 -
If your device is still in good shape, then it'll be sold refurbished to someone else.
— Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping, 31 Oct. 2019 -
The hotel had long been refurbished, its floor plan altered, even its name changed.
— New York Times, 7 Dec. 2019 -
They are paid 40 cents to $2 an hour and build or refurbish everything from bunk beds to horse trailers.
— Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022 -
Front Street has been refurbished, with scenic landscaping all around and cool fountains across the street.
— Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2019 -
There, the carriages will be appraised and refurbished.
— Martin E. Comas, orlandosentinel.com, 24 July 2019 -
The bus is fully refurbished with a kitchen, lounge area, toilet and shower, and bedroom.
— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Keep in mind that this model is under Amazon Renewed, meaning it’s been pre-owned and refurbished.
— Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
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